Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A powder explosion occurred near Fl Paso,
by which Doc. Smart was badly burned
Robert Bonner drove Maud S. a mile to
wagon in 2:l3s4, the fastest time ever made.
The St. Louis, Cincinnatis, Louisvilles and
Athletics won Saturday association games.
A diamond-studded whip is offered by an East
ern sporting sheet 10 the champion jockey of
the season.
Democratic leaders in New York accuse ex-
Senator Platt of furnishing funds to the United
Labor party.
President Cleveland appointed Robert A. Cow
ley, of Mississippi Marshal of the Consular
Court at Ningpo, China.
The winners of the league games on Saturday
were the New Yorks. Philadelphias, Bostons,
Washingtons and Indianapolis
John Brickley, a railroad employe, was run
over and killed near Wathena, Kansas and it is
believed he was foully dealt with.
1t is whispered that Vice President Potter of
the Union Pacific road will soon visit the san
Francisco Office of his company with requests
for the resignation of the present officials and
the appointment of new men.
General Master Workman Powderly, Of the
Knights of Labor, will not continue in his present
Office after the session of the General Assembly,
held in october next. 1t is his intention to
make an extended tour throughout the State,
where he will take the stump for the purpose OF
beating Blaine and the Republican party in 1885.
FOREIGN.
Blaine and the Prince OF Wales met at Ham
burg.
Twenty-six Liberal Unionists failed to support
Salisburys coercion policy.
The japanese expect big things to result from
the Canadian Pacifics new steamship line
England has increased her feet in the North
Sea in consequence of the fishery troubles.
Advices from Tilsit state that the emigration
of Russian Jews to America has been resumed
with vigor.
The reports that phylloxera has appeared in
the vineyards along the Rhine is untrue. The
coming vintage promises splendidly.
Baron Nathaniel Rothschild has been ordered
to leave Vienna for making insulting remarks
about the Arehduke Charles Louis, the brother
of the Emperor
The Fireman. Journal, commenting on the de-
feat of the Gladstone motion in regard to the
proclamation OF the league, says. 1.-THE divis-
ion IN the House last night will encourage the
Government to carry on the warfare, and if it
does, we anticipate troublouS times"
PACIFIC COAST.
The business men of Colusa met Saturday
evening and organized Board of Trade.
Juan Espinozs stabbed Jessie Rivera at Po-
mona on Saturday, and in return was shot dead.
The Pacific Coast Railway Company has given
orders for the survey of the town of Ell Olive
San Luis Obispo.
The most succe Sful fair ever held in Sonoma
county closed on Saturday, and premiums were
awarded that eveuing.
fessor r. Berger, principal of the public schools
of Anderson, was destroyed by fire.
A man and Cherokee woman are in custody
at Tucson for bigamy and on suspicion of COM
plicity in the Papago train robbery.
Henry Plummer, colored messenger of the
Bank of British Columbia at Portland has COM
mitted forgery and theft and left the State.
General Miles denies the rumors of an out
break in Arizona, aud says that there is not
hostile Indian in e lther Arizona or New Mexico
During a heavy rain and thunder storm at
Wilcox, A. T., Frederick Nealy, a laborer was
struck by lightning and instantly killed on Sat
urday. ia
Reports from Lake county state that the hop
crop in that vicinityis greatly damaged by hop
vermin, and in many cases the picking has been
abandoned.
Governor Stanford says that work on the ex-
tension of the Southern Pacific from Templeton
to Santa Barbara will be pushed continuously
from both ends.
Nevada City peoRe are well pleased with the
viii petition the City Trustees to adopt the light
permanently for street purposes.
An explosion occurred on Friday at s. Alex
ander's sawmill, twelve miles from Weber City.
Utah. ]. NJ. Alexander was instantly killed and
lis brother was seriously injured.
A Chicago man who knows McGargle well
states that he is at present stopping in Victoria,
where he is awaiting the sailing of the Parthia
for Hongkong, and will accompany Carter Harri-
son on his trip.
The body of an unknown man was found in
the mountains fifty miles east of Fresno few
days ago, death having resulted from gunshot
wound. 1t is supposed that he was shot in a
dispute over sheep range.